John Gill, on Neh 3:26

“And the Nathinites dwelt in Ophel, as far as over against the water gate toward the east, and the tower that stood out.”

“From above the horse gate repaired the priests,.... So called, either because near it were stables for horses; or through it horses were led to be watered at the brook of Kidron, to which it was near; or to be exercised in the valley; Josephus (c) speaks of the "hippie", or horse tower, which might be near it: everyone over against his house; for it seems there was a row of houses in which the priests dwelt, and each of them repaired as much of the wall as was right against his house. (c) Ut supra. (De Bello Jud. l. 5. c. 4. sect. 2, 3.)”

Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.